Being in the industry myself as a beer event co ordinator / planner I was very impressed attending the GVFB this past Saturday in Las Vegas. The set up in Sunset Park was well planned with plenty of space for the most part....that is half the fun though to mix and mingle with fellow craft enthusiasts while waiting a relatively short period in line for a new taster.
Two suggestions: Have a couple of portaloos staged in the holding area outside the festival entrance....witnessed an elderley gentleman denied access by security to use one which were of course just inside the sampling area prior to 2pm. Probably needed a few more ice runners to some of the breweries bottle sampling...it was 90 degrees on Sat and the ice quickly melted to water and a few beers were a little warm....all in all a great event and would rank with any festival I have attended anywhere with good breweries in attendance and typical craft beer drinkers enjoying and behaving themselves in a comfortable environment...I will certainly be back next year......Tony C.